Barclays explores merger options with rivals: FT

--Barclays has explored a number of options in response to pressure from activist investor Edward Bramson to shrink down its investment bank, including a merger with a rival lender such as Standard Chartered, reports the Financial Times, citing unnamed sources.

--Other plans being considered include larger shareholder returns, the expansion of Barclays' ring-fenced U.K. business, and hypothetical combinations with banks such as Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, or Singapore's DBS Bank, according to the FT.

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